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Huygens probe lands on Titan – movies

NASA – Titan Descent Data Movie with Bells and Whistles – Movie

Okay, this is by far the best movie I’ve seen of a probe landing. Really puts the events in perspective. Very cool.

Another version of the landing This one is also very cool. Same landing, focused only on the pictures and narrated by a guy who obviously did voiceover work for every planetarium I’ve ever visited.

Here is an article that includes links . . . → Read More: Huygens probe lands on Titan – movies

Sodium: A real blast at pool parties

Sodium Party

This site is great! Science with a kick. I love it.

Sodium metal reacts rather badly with water. That makes for some great videos!

The site has the same kind of crazy fascination with chemistry that my friend had as we were growing up. He even made nitroglycerin once (and he’s now a pharmacist… scary).

From the main Sodium page:

As with any reactive element, sodium’s character is changed completely when it’s . . . → Read More: Sodium: A real blast at pool parties